Compliance Investigator

Full job description Supplemental Information About this position: AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES: Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches. Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
The majority of duties and responsibilities are processing complaints and conducting investigations, which include: receives, reviews, and evaluates written and oral complaints from the public filed against Licensees, or from other sources of information (BADAR Reports, NPDB Reports, LSP Arrest Reports, US DOJ Press Releases, Public new stories, Malpractice Reports, etc) which indicate a Board licensee may have violated a State/Federal law and/or the Boards Rules and Regulations. Researches a variety of internal and external records, to include State and Federal Laws and Board Regulations related to specific investigative case issues. Develop investigative plans for each case which may include preparing written communications; obtaining and reviewing complex medical records; reviewing malpractice or criminal legal documentation; interviewing licensees, complainants, or other parties; and preparing detailed reports of investigative findings. Routinely collaborate investigative efforts with the Director of Investigations, other Board staff, licensees, and outside legal counsels. Prepare Investigative finding for monthly Board meetings as necessary and testifying at Board meeting/hearings as requested.


Additional specific areas of responsibilities:


Maintain regular communications with La. Board of Pharmacy to identify and investigate issues related to Controlled Dangerous Substances prescribing.


Review all telemedicine permits and dispensing applications to determine the licensee is eligible /practice is consistent with the regulations.



As a part of a career progression group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Compliance Investigator, 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Compliance Investigator 3 is $85,883.00. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the La Careers "Current Job Opportunities" pages of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary range, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level. **Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.


To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.


Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to have original documentation/transcripts submitted directly to Human Resources at LSBME within 30 days of hire.



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LSBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a State as a Model Employer (SAME) for individuals with disabilities.


For further information about this vacancy contact:


Theresa Warren
Human Resources Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK:
Conducts investigations on violations regarding Board/Agency policies, state and federal statutes, Civil Service rules, licensure and/or ethics.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Compliance Investigator 4-B, Executive Director or higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from law enforcement investigators by emphasis on administrative rather than criminal investigations.

Differs from Compliance Investigator 2 by performing entry-level compliance investigations.

Differs from Compliance Investigator 4-B by absence of supervision duties.
Examples of Work The majority of duties and responsibilities are processing complaints and conducting investigations, which include: receives, reviews, and evaluates written and oral complaints from the public filed against Licensees, or from other sources of information (BADAR Reports, NPDB Reports, LSP Arrest Reports, US DOJ Press Releases, Public new stories, Malpractice Reports, etc) which indicate a Board licensee may have violated a State/Federal law and/or the Boards Rules and Regulations.


Researches a variety of internal and external records, to include State and Federal Laws and Board Regulations related to specific investigative case issues.


Develop investigative plans for each case which may include preparing written
communications; obtaining and reviewing complex medical records; reviewing malpractice or criminal legal documentation; interviewing licensees, complainants, or other parties; and preparing detailed reports of investigative findings.


Routinely collaborate investigative efforts with the Director of Investigations, other Board staff, licensees, and outside legal counsels.


Prepare Investigative finding for monthly Board meetings as necessary and testifying at Board meeting/hearings as requested.


Additional specific areas of responsibilities:


Maintain regular communications with La. Board of Pharmacy to identify and investigate issues related to Controlled Dangerous Substances prescribing.


Review all telemedicine permits and dispensing applications to determine the licensee is eligible /practice is consistent with the regulations.